Venus: Our Misunderstood Sister

ByJon

Zoom Meeting of Southern Maine Astronomers

Thursday, May 7, 2026 — 6:30pm open discussion, 7:00pm presentation
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89038679671

CMASians are welcome to join the monthly Zoom meetings of our neighboring astronomy club of the Bath/Brunswick area, Southern Maine Astronomers. Every meeting includes an absolutely first-class presentation by a distinguished guest speaker. May’s will be, “Venus: Our Misunderstood Sister,” by Dr. Darby Dyar, a planetary geologist, mineralogist, and spectroscopist whose research relates to the evolution of the Solar System.

 

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